9:41 PM,
Jun. 11, 2014

Written by

Matthew DeFour
Wisconsin State Journal

When a liberal advocacy group asked Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel to investigate a lawmaker who introduced a bill that would have benefited a wealthy donor, the Republican attorney general candidate pushed back.

"Why can't a legislator press for legislation that benefits a person who has contributed to their campaign?" Schimel wrote. "Isn't that the essence of representative government?"

One Wisconsin Now executive director Scot Ross released the response to reporters Wednesday. ...